Sierra J. Neale

Sierra J. Neale

Hand Weaver, Textile Designer & Historian with an unique eye for color based in NYC. Specializes in print and woven design as well as researching 19-20th century interior textiles and the U.S. mills that produced them.

MA Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice and BFA in Textile/Surface Design with a minor in The History of Art from the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Graduate Thesis: Orinoka Mills (1890-1989): A Front Runner in The Golden Age of Philadelphia’s Textile Industry

Graduate class exhibition Asian Americans in New York Fashion: Design, Labor, Innovation at the Museum at FIT.

Skills: Hand Weaving, Yarn Dyed Jacquard Design, Print Design, Texture Mapping, Trend & Color Development, Fiber Microscopy, Weave Structure Analysis, Painting, Wood Block & Screen Printing.

Proficient in Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator, PointCarre, AVA, NedGraphics, and Kaledo.